North American
Light Rail Systems

Systems in Operation

Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Buffalo, NY
Calgary, AB
Cleveland, OH
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Edmonton, AB
Guadalajara, JA
Hudson-Bergen, NJ
Los Angeles, CA
Mexico City, DF
Monterrey
Newark, NJ
Ottawa, ON
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland, OR
Sacramento, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
San Diego, CA
St. Louis, MO
Toronto, ON

Systems & Extensions
Under Construction

Calgary, AB (Anderson-146th South)
Houston, TX
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (Hiawatha Project)
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (Official Site)
Pasadena, CA (Blue Line Extension)
Pittsburgh, PA (South Hills Network)
Pittsburgh, PA (Overbrook Line)
Salt Lake City, UT (TRAX Medical Center Light Rail Transit Project)
San Francisco, CA (Third Street Project)
San Jose, CA (Tasman East/Capitol)
San Jose, CA (Vasona Extension)
Tacoma, WA

Extensions (Proposed or Approved)

Buffalo, NY
Calgary, AB (South LRT Extension)
Dallas, TX (Blue Line to Ledbetter)
Dallas, TX (Red Line South to Westmoreland)
Dallas, TX (Purple Line to Elam)
Dallas, TX (Yellow Line to Frankford)
Denver, CO
Denver, CO (Outside Link)
Edmonton, AB (South LRT Extension)
Los Angeles, CA (Eastside LRT Extension)
Norfolk, VA
Orlando, FL
Portland, OR (Interstate MAX)
Salt Lake City, UT (East-West Spur) 
St. Louis, MO (Cross-County Segment I)
Santa Monica, CA (ExpoRail - #1) 
Santa Monica, CA (ExpoRail - #2)

Systems Proposed or Approved

Albuquerque, NM
Anchorage, Alaska
Aspen, CO
Austin, TX
Bergen County, NJ
Birmingham, AL
Burlington, VT
Charleston, SC
Charlotte, NC
Charlottesville, VA
Chesapeake, VA
Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Colorado Springs, CO
Columbus, OH
Denver, CO (Several Extensions)
Detroit, MI
Fort Worth, TX
Grand Canyon, AZ (DBOM)
Hampton Roads, VA
Honolulu, Hawaii
Indianapolis, IN
Kansas City, MO (Official Site)
Kansas City, MO (Unofficial Site)
Louisville, KY
Madison,WI
Milwaukee, WI
Montreal
Nashville, TN
Oklahoma City, OK
Omaha, NE
Orange County, CA (CenterLine Project)
Orlando, Florida
Phoenix, AZ
Puebla, Mexico
Quebec City, P. Q.
Roanoke, VA (New River Valley - VDRPT)
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Richmond, VA
Rochester, NY
San Antonio, TX
Seattle, WA
Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit
Spokane, WA
Tampa, FL
Tijuana, Mexico
Union County, NJ
Vancouver, WA
Victoria, BC
Winnipeg, MB

US Listing by State

Canadian Listing

Mexico Listing

Other Light Rail Links

United States Rail Organizations and Web Resources
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Requirements for Light Rail Systems
APTA (American Public Transportation Association)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Center for Transportation Excellence
DOT (US Dept. of Transportation)
Intelligent Transportation Society of America
FTA (Federal Transit Administration)
FRA (Federal Railroad Administration)
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board)
Operation Lifesaver
Ottawa Light Rail
RailServe
Railway Technology
Routes International
Transportation USA.net

Other Light Rail Pages
ADA Accessibility
Carson Video
Joe Lance's Trolley & Train Photo Collection
Light Rail: Issues of Research on the Web
New England Transportation Site
Railroad Data
Railroad Information
RapidTransit.com
Semaphores.com
Simulation of a NYC Subway Interlocking
Simulation #2 (Jan Bochmann)
Train Dispatcher
TrainWeb
Transit Rider
The Transit Terminal
TransitPro.com
Trolleystop.com
Urban Quality Indicators
Union Station
Why Trains?

News Groups
Los Angeles Area Transportation - la.transportation
New England Transportation - ne.transportation
New York City Transit - nyc.transit
North American Rail - misc.transport.rail.americas
San Francisco Bay Area Transportation - ba.transportation
South San Francisco Bay Area Transportation - sbay.transportation
Philadelphia Transportation - phl.transportation

Transportation Planning - alt.planning.transportation
Urban Planning - alt.planning.urban
Urban Transportation - misc.transport.urban-transit